Where To Switzerland - Day Four

We woke up one last time in our Lauterbrunnen AirBnB, packing up the last few items before setting out for our next location: Lausanne and Lavaux.

Part of the fun is all the sightseeing we get to do simply from the car. We started passing watch manufacturer’s the closer we got to Lausanne, passing by Rolex and Cartier.

We stopped in Lausanne to visit a restaurant owned by someone related to Austin’s cousin. Unfortunately, they were closed, but there was a pho restaurant nearby that we went to instead. It was a nice change in cuisine, because yes, we were already getting tired of all of the cheese dishes! At first, Austin was nervous because the menu was in French (we were now in the French-speaking part of Switzerland) and Vietnamese - which he can’t read. Luckily, I reminded him he could still speak to our waitress in Vietnamese and then all was well.

After lunch, we carried on to our wine tour in Lavaux. We definitely want to return to Lausanne to spend more time there in the future, but my priority for this trip was a wine tour. I must say it was overwhelming planning this part, but after a lot of research, I choose the Lavaux Vinorama tour. It was a walking tour that took us up-hill through the nearby vineyards overlooking Lake Geneva - or Lac Leman. We stopped in the little historical village of Rivaz where we sat around a table with our tour guide and one other couple, tasting a few different wines. Wine is not Austin’s thing, so I ended up drinking his share.

We had even more wine once we got back too the main building, but this time with a tray of cheeses to go along with our drinks. I’ve lost count of the Swiss wine already.

Luckily our AirBnb was surprisingly close by! I’m still in love with the thought of it. The view! It lives rent-free in my mind always. It overlooks the vineyards and the vast, crescent-shaped Lac Leman, the mountains of the French alps just on the other side.